Crafting with Kids

Dr. Rudolph Diesel was the inventor of the ubiquitous diesel engine, way back in the 1890s. The engine’s development was basically an answer to the rudimentary steam engines that had been in existence since the auto-mobile emerged. Steam engines were known to be dangerous and could be very unreliable, not like the diesel engine, which [...]

In this day and age, it seems that every one of us is turning into an environmentalist. It seems like it wasn’t that long ago when those who preached about sustainability were derided or at least were partially ignored. Some of the less charitable of us called these people “tree huggers” and as part of [...]

We know that we are all creatures of habit and if we can opt to take the easy route, we do. This is not to say that we simply do not care about issues that we seem to have no control over, or that may affect other people out of our sight or even generations [...]

The automotive industry in the United States has taken a pounding during the great recession, accelerating a trend towards the introduction of the smaller and more efficient vehicles. Those days of $.50 gasoline and huge, inefficient cars are certainly on the way out, and we have now seen that sky-high gas prices can plague us, [...]

The adoption of biodiesel and its integration within our society face a number of complex, interdependent or exclusive challenges. We are restricted by a limited amount of comprehensive data research, but nevertheless many factors are in favour of biodiesel fuel. Just 10 years ago, widespread adoption of biodiesel as an alternative fuel mode seemed unlikely, [...]

Throughout our communities, biodiesel can be very good for us and through education we could all learn to understand this. What are some of the top 10 reasons to think about the use of biodiesel?
1. Emissions.According to the EPA, biodiesel can have considerable health benefits in comparison to its alternatives. Biodiesel can represent a more [...]

Q. Will Biodiesel harm my engine?A. Biodiesel will work in a conventional petro diesel engine with no problems at all. This has been tested over millions of miles by a number of different agencies and in every conceivable situation. Bus fleets and commercial haulage companies have been using biodiesel in their operations for many years [...]

If you sometimes sit back in your chair and watch, with an element of incredulity, the violence that inevitably breaks out whenever climate related political summits occur, then you can see an element of the tension that is slowly but surely building up around the world. Now we are coming to understand how unsustainable our [...]

Despite what by any standards was a setback at Copenhagen, there seems little doubt that a considerable amount of attention is going to be focused on the need for us all to become more sustainable during the new decade. There had been much hope for lasting accord in Denmark, as nations met to discuss a [...]

It’s entirely possible that making biodiesel may be a new concept to you. Maybe you will have seen one of those soy powered buses around the place, peaking your interest, or you might just be fed up with those horrible prices at the petrol station. Have you calculated the size of your carbon footprint yet? [...]